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Old 08-03-2018, 01:17 PM
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Just finished installing front and rear Koni (orange) shocks and slp eibach springs. Expected a 1 inch drop. The front is higher than the rear!!! What are my options to drop it a little bit lower than the rear? Should I just buy new lowering springs?
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drive it a little and see where it settles out to. I'm sure you did, but you got the front springs in their buckets so they're not perched up a little right?
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Did the front lower at all?
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Did the front lower at all?
it did not. Looks like a roller haha
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drive it a little and see where it settles out to. I'm sure you did, but you got the front springs in their buckets so they're not perched up a little right?
Yes I did.
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I see this a lot. The lower control arm bushings are likely bound up. With the front suspension loaded, one side at a time loosen the forward (horizontally mounted) lower control arm bolt and jounce the front end of the car. Then re-tighten. This will resettle the bushing to the new ride height
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I see this a lot. The lower control arm bushings are likely bound up. With the front suspension loaded, one side at a time loosen the forward (horizontally mounted) lower control arm bolt and jounce the front end of the car. Then re-tighten. This will resettle the bushing to the new ride height
doing that will lower the front end? I’ve seen a ton of posts with these springs (70009 optional slp springs) that the front tends to be higher than the rear.
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doing that will lower the front end? I’ve seen a ton of posts with these springs (70009 optional slp springs) that the front tends to be higher than the rear.
That may be so (especially over time) but you're saying it didn't even lower it any over stock height. What BMR says makes sense. Doesn't hurt to give it a shot
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Even if I got the front to the same height as the rear, id be a lot happier.
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Originally Posted by BMR Sales2
I see this a lot. The lower control arm bushings are likely bound up. With the front suspension loaded, one side at a time loosen the forward (horizontally mounted) lower control arm bolt and jounce the front end of the car. Then re-tighten. This will resettle the bushing to the new ride height
What BMR front lowering spring would I be able to put on it to make the stance look better? Looking to have the front end lower or same height as the rears
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The BMR springs are gonna be shorter than those SLP ones
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Originally Posted by BMR Sales2
I see this a lot. The lower control arm bushings are likely bound up. With the front suspension loaded, one side at a time loosen the forward (horizontally mounted) lower control arm bolt and jounce the front end of the car. Then re-tighten. This will resettle the bushing to the new ride height
do you happen to have a picture of a fbody with the BMR 1.25 drop front and rear?
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Here's mine on BMRs and Koni STR-Ts
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I ended up going with BMR lowering springs!! Waiting for the fronts to settle since they are brand new.
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I was told quality springs don't settle. The only settling would be any bushing bind or new top mounts getting compressed into their final position. You're talking mm's at most. Once you've driven the car 100 yards down the road, what you see is pretty much what you get.
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****, I should probably have it checked out then. Still sitting a little higher up front.
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Hotchkiss springs and bilstiens
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Strano springs and Bilsteins here
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